2018–19 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

2018–19 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Nevada	15	–	3	.833	29	–	5	.853
No. 25 Utah State †	15	–	3	.833	28	–	7	.800
Fresno State	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
San Diego State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	13	.618
UNLV	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
Air Force	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
New Mexico	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Boise State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	20	.394
Colorado State	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Wyoming	4	–	14	.222	8	–	24	.250
San Jose State	1	–	17	.056	4	–	27	.129

† Mountain West Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team will represent the University of Wyoming during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by Allen Edwards in his third year as head coach at Wyoming. The Cowboys will play their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming as members of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2017–18 season 20–13, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to New Mexico. They did not compete in a post-season tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Andrew Moemeka	2	F	6'8"	210	RS Sophomore	Lake City, FL	Transferred to Palm Beach Atlantic
Alexander Aka Gorski	3	F	6'5"	205	Senior	Lund, Sweden	Graduated
Alan Herndon	5	F	6'9"	210	RS Senior	Colorado Springs, CO	Graduated
Cody Kelley	10	G	5'11"	180	RS Sophomore	Gillette, WY	Graduate transferred to South Dakota
Sam Averbuck	13	F	6'4"	185	RS Sophomore	Santa Rosa, CA	Walk–on; Graduate transferred to Dominican University of California
Brodricks Jones	15	F	6'10"	220	RS Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to Georgetown College
Hayden Dalton	20	F	6'8"	185	Senior	Parker, CO	Graduated
Louis Adams	24	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Anthony Mack	25	G	6'6"	218	Freshman	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to Miami (FL)

Source^[1]^[2]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jake Hendricks	0	G	6'5"	180	Junior	Smithfield, UT	Junior college transfer from College of Southern Idaho
A.J. Banks	2	G	6'2"	175	Junior	Las Vegas, NV	Junior college transfer from Pratt Community College
Lwal Dung	34	F	6'7"	180	Junior	Adelaide, Australia	Junior college transfer from Neosho County CC

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Trevon Taylor SF	Virginia Beach, VA	Hillcrest Preparatory Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 14, 2017
Trevon Taylor SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Bradley Belt PG	Huntsville, AL	Washington Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Nov 28, 2017
Bradley Belt PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brandon Porter SF	Virginia Beach, VA	Washington Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 12, 2018
Brandon Porter SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Tariq Johnson SG	Baltimore, MD	Mt. Zion Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Mar 26, 2018
Tariq Johnson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Trace Young SF	Hartford, KY	Mt. Zion Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 13, 2018
Trace Young SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN – Wyoming Cowboys Basketball Recruiting 2018". ESPN.com. Retrieved 6 July 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

Source^[3]

Roster

2018–19 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jake Hendricks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Sky View HS College of Southern Idaho	Smithfield, UT
G	1	Justin James	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Oldsmar Christian HS	Port Saint Lucie, FL
G	2	A. J. Banks	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Cheyenne HS Pratt CC	Las Vegas, NV
G	3	Nyaires Redding	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	RS Sr	Westwind Prep Washington State	Solon, OH
G	5	Tariq Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Mt. Zion Prep	College Park, MD
F	10	Hunter Thompson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	Pine Bluffs HS	Pine Bluffs, WY
G/F	11	Trace Young	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Mt. Zion Prep	Owensboro, KY
G	12	Bradley Belt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Washington Academy	Huntsville, AL
G/F	13	T. J. Taylor	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Hillcrest Prep	Chesapeake, VA
F	14	Austin Mueller	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	ThunderRidge HS	Highlands Ranch, CO
F	22	Brandon Porter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Washington Academy	Virginia Beach, VA
G	24	Hunter Maldonado	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Vista Ridge HS	Colorado Springs, SO
F	33	Jordan Naughton	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Etiwanda HS	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
F	34	Lwal Dung	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Nazareth College Nesho County CC	Adelaide, Australia

Head coach

Allen Edwards (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeremy Shyatt (Clemson)
Tony Pujol (Sterling College)
Jermaine Kimbrough (Virginia Tech)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm	Colorado Christian	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 8:00 pm, ATTSNRM	UC Santa Barbara	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Nov 10, 2018* TBA, P12N	at Oregon State	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm	Grambling State Fort Myers Tip-Off	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm	Niagara Fort Myers Tip-Off	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS1	vs. Boston College Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals	Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
Nov 21, 2018* 3:00 pm/5:30 pm, FS1	vs. Loyola–Chicago or Richmond Fort Myers Tip-Off	Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
Nov 28, 2018*	at Evansville MW–MVC Challenge	Ford Center Evansville, IN
Dec 1, 2018* 4:00 pm	Northern Colorado	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, Stadium	South Carolina	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Dec 11, 2018* 7:00 pm	Denver	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Dec 21, 2018* 5:00 pm	vs. East Tennessee State Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Dec 22, 2018* 5:00 pm/7:30 pm	Norfolk State or UTEP Sun Bowl Invitational	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Dec 29, 2018* 4:00 pm	Dixie State	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Mountain West regular season
Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium	Boise State	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Jan 5, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at UNLV	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Jan 8, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN	at San Diego State	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm, ATTSNRM	Utah State	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Jan 19, 2019 TBA, ESPN3	at New Mexico	Dreamstyle Arena Albquerque, NM
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm	San Jose State	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Jan 26, 2019 TBA, Stadium	at Boise State	Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm	Fresno State	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm	at Air Force	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 9, 2019 12:00 pm, ATTSNRM	Colorado State Border War	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm	at Utah State	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Feb 16, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Nevada	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Feb 20, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN	UNLV	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Feb 23, 2019 12:00 pm, ATTSNRM	at Colorado State Border War	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
Feb 27, 2019 8:00 pm	at Fresno State	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Mar 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ATTSNRM	Air Force	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Mar 6, 2019 8:00 pm	at San Jose State	Event Center Arena San Jose, CA
Mar 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3	New Mexico	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Mountain West Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019	vs.	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source^[4]

References

^ Foster, Brandon (3 July 2018). "Wyoming men's basketball transfers all find new homes". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ "Seven Cowboy Cagers Set to Receive Degrees". gowyo.com. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ Foster, Brandon (13 June 2018). "2018 Wyoming basketball recruiting tracker". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". gowyo.com.

[1] Foster, Brandon (3 July 2018). "Wyoming men's basketball transfers all find new homes". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[2] "Seven Cowboy Cagers Set to Receive Degrees". gowyo.com. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[3] Foster, Brandon (13 June 2018). "2018 Wyoming basketball recruiting tracker". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[wyomingathletics-4] "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". gowyo.com.

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